EP3236445A1 - System and method for configuring a wireless control system of a vehicle using induction field communication - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for configuring a wireless control system of a vehicle.
- Wireless control systems are provided in vehicles for activities such as actuating a remote device (e.g., a garage door opener), establishing a data communication link with a remote system, establishing a voice communication link with a portable electronic device, and for other purposes.
- a remote device e.g., a garage door opener
- establishing a data communication link with a remote system e.g., a voice communication link with a portable electronic device, and for other purposes.
- Vehicle-based wireless control systems are sometimes difficult to configure for use with particular remote devices, systems, and/or portable electronic devices.
- One embodiment relates to a system for mounting in a vehicle and for providing a control signal to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device.
- the system includes a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting a control signal to the remote device.
- the system also includes a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and the first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit.
- the system also includes a second circuit configured to use the first information received from the portable electronic device and to at least one of format the control signal in accordance with the first information and to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information.
- Another embodiment relates to a method for providing a control signal from a radio frequency transmitter coupled to a vehicle to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device.
- the method includes receiving first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and a first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit.
- the method further includes using a second circuit to process the first information received from the portable electronic device to at least one of format the control signal in accordance with the first information and to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information.
- the method further includes transmitting the control signal to the remote device.
- the system includes a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and a first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit.
- the system further includes a hands-free communication module configured to control an RF transceiver and to use the first information received at the first circuit to connect the RF transceiver to the portable electronic device.
- the system yet further includes electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle.
- such a system may include a first circuit (e.g., a near field communication circuit) configured to receive the information from the portable electronic device via magnetic field induction.
- a first circuit e.g., a near field communication circuit
- a second circuit coupled to the first circuit may be configured to use the information to configure (e.g., "train") the wireless control system to transmit an appropriate control signal to a target remote device via an RF transceiver.
- the second circuit may be configured to use the information received from the portable electronic device at the first circuit to format the control signal for transmission to the remote device or to cause the transmitter to format the control signal for transmission to the remote device.
- remote device 104 is a garage door opener for opening a garage door such as the garage door illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- Remote device 104 includes or is associated with a receiver that receives the control signal and causes the garage door opener to open the garage door based on the received control signal.
- a receiver included or associated with remote device 104 such as a garage door opener is typically configured to cause remote device 104 to actuate or change states only if the control signal is determined to be from an authorized device.
- the receiver typically determines whether or not the control signal is from an authorized device based on characteristics of the control signal. For example, a receiver included or associated with remote device 104 may be configured to cause remote device 104 to actuate or change state if the control signal is sent at a certain frequency or frequencies, includes representations of particular codes, is formatted in a particular way, includes a certain cryptography key, is modulated a certain way, and the like.
- a receiver included or associated with a remote device such as remote device 104 is typically associated with one or more portable transmitters such as portable transmitter 106 configured to provide an appropriately formatted control signal to the receiver.
- Portable transmitter 106 may be an original transmitter sold with remote device 104 and/or previously configured for communications with the receiver of remote device 104.
- Control system 102 mounted in vehicle 100 may not generally be pre-configured for communications with remote device 104 when first sold to a user (with the vehicle or otherwise).
- Control system 102 can be configured for wireless communications with remote device 104 via a one or more configuration processes (e.g., training processes, setup processes, etc.).
- control system 102 can include a radio frequency receiver configured to receive radio frequency control signals from portable transmitter 106 and to configure itself using the received radio frequency control signals.
- control system 102 includes a circuit 108 configured to receive information from portable transmitter 106 via magnetic field induction between circuit 108 and a circuit 110 of portable transmitter 106. Using the information received from portable transmitter 106 via the magnetic field induction, control system 102 configures itself for transmitting a control signal formatted for authorized reception by remote device 104.
- circuit 108 is configured to receive the information from portable transmitter 106 according to a near field communication (NFC) specification, an RFID specification, a contactless card specification (e.g., ISO 14443), or any other communications specification providing the short-range exchange of data via magnetic field induction.
- NFC near field communication
- RFID e.g., an RFID specification
- contactless card specification e.g., ISO 14443
- Control system 102 is shown to include circuit 108 (i.e., training circuit), radio frequency (RF) transmitter 202, I/O Circuit 208, UI Circuit 210, and processing circuit 212.
- control system 102 is configured to be mounted to a vehicle such as vehicle 100 (e.g., mounted in a vehicle interior location, a center stack location, a dashboard location, a center console location, an overhead console, a floor console location, an instrument panel location, a door panel location, a visor location, a rear-view mirror, a headliner location, etc.).
- vehicle 100 e.g., mounted in a vehicle interior location, a center stack location, a dashboard location, a center console location, an overhead console, a floor console location, an instrument panel location, a door panel location, a visor location, a rear-view mirror, a headliner location, etc.
- control system 102 is commanded to transmit a control signal to remote device 104 based on user input signals received from user interface (UI) 224 at UI circuit 210.
- UI user interface
- UI circuit 210 and processing circuit 212 cause RF transmitter 202 to transmit a control signal associated with the pressed or activated user interface element 226.
- Processing circuit 212 may be configured to format the control signal or to cause transmitter 202 to format the control signal in a way that is expected to result in a successful reception by receiver 204 of remote device 104.
- the transmission of the control signal can also be triggered based on input received from other vehicle systems 222 via I/O circuit 208.
- vehicle systems 222 may include, for example, a positioning device (e.g., GPS receiver) and processing circuit 212 may be configured to cause RF transmitter 202 to transmit the control signal based on position information received at I/O circuit 208.
- Other vehicle systems 222 may also include vehicle communications systems (e.g., configured to receive data from a mobile phone, an Internet source, or otherwise), vehicle center stack control systems, voice recognition systems, body electronics modules configured to receive signals from key fobs or other remote controls, and the like that may be configured to provide signals that control or otherwise affect the behavior of control system 102.
- Original portable transmitter 106 is shown to include RF transmitter 206 and training circuit 110, according to an exemplary embodiment.
- RF transmitter 206 and other circuitry (e.g., a user interface element, processing circuit, memory, etc.) of original portable transmitter 106 are configured to transmit a control signal configured for successful reception by RF receiver 204 of remote device 104.
- control system 102 may include an RF receiver 207 configured to receive a control signal transmitted by RF transmitter 206. Based on the received control signal, control system 102 may configure itself to transmit appropriate control signals to remote device 104 via RF transmitter 202.
- the control circuitry for learning an RF control signal from the original portable transmitter and for transmitting the learned control signal, on command, to remote device 104 may be as generally sold by Johnson Controls, Inc. in the HomeLink® product line.
- control system 102 may also configure itself for operation with remote device 104 using communications exchanged between training circuit 110 of original portable transmitter 106 at training circuit 108 of control system 102.
- Training circuit 108 is configured to receive the communications from training circuit 110 via magnetic field induction.
- another near field communication technique may be utilized for communications between training circuit 110 and training circuit 108.
- Each of training circuits 108 and 110 are shown to include an antenna (antennas 218 and 220, respectively).
- Antennas 218 and 220 may be loop antennas configured to form an air-core transformer when located within each other's near field (e.g., "induction field”, "near zone", within a small number of wavelengths, etc.).
- Training circuit 110 may generally be configured to generate current flow in antenna element 220 to induce current flow in antenna 218 in a way that can be recognized by training circuit 108 for the purpose of communicating data from training circuit 110 to training circuit 108.
- the training circuits and their respective antennas are configured to communicate via inductive-coupling, the training circuits using the inductive-coupling to communicate over a small distance (e.g., 1-4 centimeters, less than 4 centimeters, less than 10 centimeters, etc.).
- training circuit 110 may be configured to generate electromagnetic radiation within the radio frequency ISM band of 13.56 MHz and having a bandwidth of around 2 MHz. According to various other exemplary embodiments, training circuit 110 may be configured to generate electromagnetic radiation within or around different frequency bands and/or having different bandwidths. According to some exemplary embodiments, training circuit 108 is configured as an RFID reader according to one or more standard or proprietary RFID specifications. According to various embodiments, by contrast, RF transmitter 202 and RF transmitter 206 are configured for far field RF communications (e.g., radiation field communications, in the band of 288-433 MHz, around 150-600 MHz, around 900 MHz, around 2.4 GHz, etc.).
- far field RF communications e.g., radiation field communications, in the band of 288-433 MHz, around 150-600 MHz, around 900 MHz, around 2.4 GHz, etc.
- processing circuit 212 may be configured to use the information to format a control signal to be sent to remote device 104 and/or to cause RF transmitter 202 to format the control signal in accordance with the first information.
- the information received via the near field inductive-coupling of the portable electronic device and the training circuit of the vehicle control system can be used to "train" the control system for effective communications with a remote device such as a garage door opener.
- Processing circuit 212 may also be configured to initiate and/or control the actual transmission of the control signal.
- processing circuit 212 may be configured to store the received information in memory, to process the received information and/or to set variables stored in memory 214.
- the information received by training circuit 108 may include a code to be transmitted by RF transmitter 202.
- the information received by training circuit 108 may include one or more bits of data or other parts of information that may be recognized and used by processing circuit 212 to set variables stored in memory 214.
- memory 214 may store a manufacturer identifier from which a code is generated; the code included with or in a control signal for transmission to remote device 104.
- the information received at training circuit 108 may be or represent a manufacturer identifier.
- Processing circuit 212 can store the manufacturer identifier in memory 214 for later use by control system 102 (e.g., to format the control signal transmitted by RF transmitter 202 and/or to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal, etc.).
- the information transmitted to and received by training circuit 108 can be or include one or more of a fixed code, a portion of a variable code, a manufacturer identifier, a frequency, a crypt key, a rolling code count, synchronization information, a modulation scheme identifier, and any other data that may be used by control system 102 to provide a control signal expected to be recognized and/or authorized by remote device 104.
- Processing circuit 211 may further include a processor 216 for executing the tasks described herein (e.g., by executing computer code stored in memory) and for facilitating the activities of control system 102.
- FIG. 3A a flow chart of a process 300 for using a vehicle control system (e.g., control system 102 of FIG. 2 ) to learn information from a portable electronic device (e.g., original portable transmitter 106 of FIG. 2 ) via induction field communication and for generating a control signal for transmission to a remote device is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.
- a portable electronic device may be brought near (e.g., within five centimeters) a training circuit of the control system (step 302).
- the portable electronic device includes information (e.g., information regarding a control signal for a garage door opener) that may be transmitted to the circuit.
- the training circuit and/or the portable electronic device may be configured to automatically communicate when the portable electronic device is brought near the training circuit.
- Information from the portable electronic device may be received by using the training circuit (step 304) and via induction field communications.
- the information may be used by the control system to configure the control system for effective transmission to a remote device.
- the information may be used to format a control signal in accordance with the information and/or to cause a RF transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the information (step 306).
- the information might be used to select a frequency, to generate a coded transmission based on a fixed code scheme, to generate a coded transmission based on a rolling code scheme, or to otherwise format the code based on the information.
- the control system may be configured to store the information received in step 304 in memory (step 352)(e.g., memory device 214 shown in FIG. 2 ). Prior to, during, and/or after storage in memory, the information may be processed to determine control signal characteristics (step 354) and the determined control signal characteristics may be stored in memory. The control system may then (e.g., later - when the vehicle is driven near a remote system) receive a request (e.g., via a button press, via a voice command, etc.) to transmit a control signal to the remote system (step 356).
- a request e.g., via a button press, via a voice command, etc.
- the control signal characteristics may then be recalled from memory (step 358) and a control signal utilizing the recalled control signal characteristics may be generated (step 360).
- the generated control signal may be provided to an RF transmitter for transmission (step 362) and transmitted to the remote system.
- a training process between the vehicle control system and the remote system may need to be completed, by, for example, pressing a button on the remote system, transmitting the control signal a number of times, releasing the transmit button when the remote system is seen to actuate, via bi-directional communication with the remote system, etc.
- at least part of the process of training the control system to the remote system is completed via the transmission of the information from the portable electronic device to the control system via inductive-coupling.
- Portable universal transmitter 402 includes a training circuit 406 and remote device 410 includes a training circuit 414.
- Training circuits 406, 414 may be configured as described in FIG. 2 (e.g., circuits 406, 414 are configured to utilize antenna elements 408, 416 for induction field communications).
- portable universal transmitter 402 receives information for configuring itself from remote device 410 via training circuit 406.
- the configuration activity may be as described above or otherwise (e.g., a processing circuit may determine control signal characteristics and/or store the control signal characteristics in a memory device based on the received information). Based on the configuration activity, the control signal characteristics, and/or the information, portable universal transmitter 402 provides an appropriately formatted control signal to remote device 410, and the remote device's receiver 412, from RF transmitter 404.
- Process 450 is shown to include bringing portable universal transmitter 402 near remote device 410's training circuit 414 (which maybe located apart from the rest of remote device 410) (step 452).
- Process 450 is further shown to include receiving information at training circuit 406 from training circuit 414 using antenna elements 408, 416 (step 454).
- the information received by portable universal transmitter 402 may be as described above or otherwise includes data for allowing a receiving device to train to remote device 410.
- Process 450 further includes the step of using circuitry of portable universal transmitter 402 to configure itself to transmit a control signal to the remote device 410's receiver via RF transmitter 404 (step 456).
- portable universal transmitter 402 transmits a control signal from RF transmitter 404 to receiver 412 of remote device 410 (step 460), the control signal based on the information received at portable transmitter 402's training circuit 406.
- Portable universal transmitter 502 may be brought near training circuit 510 of remote device 508 (step 552)(e.g., a user may hold portable universal transmitter 502 up near a garage door opener).
- Antenna element 512 of training circuit 510 and antenna element 506 of training circuit 504 may be configured to inductively couple in each other's inductive fields in a way that training circuit 510 communicates information to training circuit 504.
- Training circuit 504 of portable universal transmitter 502 can receive information from remote device 508 (step 554).
- Portable universal transmitter 502 may determine control signal characteristics from the received information, and the information and/or the characteristics derived from the information may be stored in memory of portable universal transmitter 502 (step 556). After this step, portable universal transmitter 502 can be used for a length of time (days, weeks, years, etc.) as a handheld transmitter for actuating remote device 508. As described above, or via a different process, portable universal transmitter 502 can be used to train a control system or transmitter 520 of vehicle 514.
- portable universal transmitter 502 may be brought near training circuit 516 of vehicle 514 (step 558) to begin a training process.
- Training circuit 516 can receive information from transmitter 502 (step 560) via near field inductive coupling between antenna element 506 and antenna element 518.
- Vehicle 514 may store the information (and/or characteristics derived from the information) in memory of vehicle 514 (step 562). The information and/or characteristics derived from the information may be recalled from memory and used for a transmission of a control signal from transmitter 520 of vehicle 514 to remote device 508 (step 564).
- some types of portable electronic devices are configured to pair with other devices having compatible transceivers (e.g., Bluetooth transceivers). Pairing processes typically require users to provide some authentication details such as a passkey to at least one of the portable electronic device or the device with which the portable electronic device will connect.
- FIGS. 6A -C exemplary systems and methods for facilitating the pairing process between a portable electronic device and a vehicle control system using induction field communication are shown.
- a portable electronic device 602 is shown connected to various components of a vehicle control system 600.
- Portable electronic device 602 includes training circuit 604 configured to communicate with a training circuit 614 of vehicle control system 600.
- Portable electronic device 602 further includes RF transceiver 606 for forming a wireless RF communications link with RF transceiver 610 of vehicle control system 600.
- vehicle control system 600 is a BlueConnect® hands-free communication system sold by Johnson Controls, Inc.
- vehicle control system 600 may be a navigation system, an audio system, a vehicle computer system, or any other vehicle-mounted system which may be configured to communicate with portable electronic device 602 via transceivers 606, 610.
- vehicle control system 600 includes user interface 612 which may be or include one or more buttons, touch screen areas, switches, display elements, or other elements configured to provide output to a user and/or to receive user input.
- Vehicle control system 600 further includes a microphone 616 for a user to provide an audio input (e.g., speech, verbal commands, verbal requests, numbers, digits, letters, etc.) and an audio output 618 (e.g., a local speaker driven by a local amplifier, an interface configured to provide audio signals to a vehicle audio system, etc.).
- Hands-free circuit 620 may be electronics configured to cause the connection of RF transceiver 610 to RF transceiver 606 and to control a hands-free phone call via microphone 616, audio output 618, and portable electronic device 602.
- Vehicle control unit 630 may be configured to serve as a communications gateway for the vehicle to which it is attached, configured to receive inputs from variety of systems or components and to provide one or more outputs to a user from the variety of systems or components.
- Vehicle control unit 630 includes a data processing system 632.
- Data processing system 632 may be generally configured to control or facilitate functions of vehicle control unit 630.
- Data processing system 632 may be or include digital and/or analog processing components configured to provide data/signal processing features.
- Data processing system 632 may be or include a single data processing device (e.g., a processor) or multiple data processing devices (e.g., multiple processors, integrated circuits, etc.).
- Data processing system 632 may include any combination of program software (e.g., computer code, executable code, object code, etc.) stored in memory and electronics configured to execute the program software or to conduct other functions.
- Data processing system 632 may coordinate, control, and/or facilitate the various devices, components and features of vehicle control unit 630.
- data processing system 632 may include devices or modules such as a text-to-grammar module, a speech recognition module, and a text-to-speech module.
- Vehicle control unit 630 further includes a display driver 634.
- Display driver 634 may be coupled to one or more electronic display such as output display 646 and to provide display information to the displays.
- Display driver 634 may be configured to control output display 646 with touch-screen capabilities, while in other exemplary embodiments, display driver 634 may be configured to control output display 646 without making use of touch-screen capabilities.
- Memory device 638 of vehicle control unit 630 may be configured to store data accessible by data processing system 632 or any other component of vehicle control unit 630.
- Memory device 638 may store data/information from any of the connected devices or systems capable of communicating information to control unit 630.
- memory device 638 may store data from portable electronic device 602, remote server 660, vehicle data bus 648 (or any electronics connected thereto), data received by training circuit 652, data received from audio input device 640, data received from user interface 642, etc.
- Data may be stored in memory device 638 for long term use, intermediate user in a current calculation or process, or for any other purpose.
- Memory device 638 may be or include one or both of volatile memory and non-volatile memory.
- memory device 638 may store one or more user profiles, display profiles, communication profiles, navigation profiles, or any other type of user or system setting file.
- Memory device 638 may further be configured to store computer code, object code, script code, or other code executable by data processing system 632 or other electronics of control unit 630.
- data processing system 632 executes computer code that it stores or is stored in memory device 638, data processing system 632 becomes a particular machine or circuit configured to provide or facilitate various of the tasks described herein.
- Vehicle control unit 630 is shown coupled to an audio input device 640, a user interface 642, an audio output device 644, and audio system 650.
- User interface 642 is typically configured to facilitate tactile user interaction with vehicle control system 600.
- user interface 642 may include pushbuttons, rotatable knobs or other tactile user contact points.
- Audio input device 640 for example a microphone, may be configured to receive audio generated by a user for transmission to data processing system 632 for speech recognition or for transmission to another system (e.g., portable electronic device 654) or for any other purpose.
- Audio output device 644, for example a built-in speaker is configured to provide the user with an audio prompt of various functions, such as user selection confirmation.
- Audio system 650 can provide a number of input/output tasks.
- audio system 650 is the primary audio system of the vehicle (e.g., signals sent to audio system 650 are played back on one or more permanently installed speakers in the vehicle).
- Output display 646 may be configured to display data related to the control of the vehicle functions, communications features, entertainment features, or the like.
- output display 646 maybe of any technology (e.g., LCD, DLP, plasma, CRT), configuration (e.g., portrait or landscape), or shape (e.g., polygonal, curved, curvilinear).
- Output display 646 may be a manufacturer installed output display, an aftermarket output display, or an output display from any source.
- Output display 646 may be an embedded display (e.g., a display embedded in the control system or other vehicle systems, parts, or structures), a standalone display (e.g., a portable display, a display mounted on a movable arm), or a display having any other configuration.
- Vehicle control unit 630 is additionally coupled to training circuit 652 (e.g., via a digital wire connection, via an analog wire connection, via a wireless connection, etc.) configured to communicate with a training circuit of a portable device (e.g., training circuit 604 of portable electronic device 602).
- the communications between training circuit 652 and training circuit 604 can be used by training circuit 652 and/or data processing system 632 to pair transceiver 610 and 606 for regular RF communications.
- transceiver 606 of device 602 may conduct any number of data communications tasks. For example, transceiver 610 might pass audio data to transceiver 656.
- portable electronic device 602 can communicate the audio data to remote server 660 (e.g., a mobile phone provider, an internet server, etc.). It should be appreciated that any type of data can be passed between transceiver 610 and 606 and/or to remote server 660 (e.g., audio data, meta data, voice data, display data, etc.).
- remote server 660 e.g., a mobile phone provider, an internet server, etc.
- any type of data can be passed between transceiver 610 and 606 and/or to remote server 660 (e.g., audio data, meta data, voice data, display data, etc.).
- Process 670 for pairing portable electronic device 602 and a vehicle control system 600 (e.g., via vehicle control unit 630) is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.
- Process 670 is shown to include bringing portable electronic device 602 near training circuit 614 of vehicle control system 600 (e.g., bringing portable electronic device 602 within a few centimeters of training circuit 614 of vehicle control system 600)(step 672).
- step 674 information is exchanged between portable electronic device 602 and vehicle control system 600.
- This information exchange may include exchanging authentication information (e.g., a passkey), identification information (e.g., unique identifiers of vehicle control system 600 and/or portable electronic device 602), command, request, or response information (e.g., a request from portable electronic device 602 to initiate a pairing activity, a response from vehicle control system 600 having an identifier and/or a passkey, etc.).
- Portable electronic device 602 and vehicle control system 600 may then be paired (step 676) via transceivers different than those used during the exchange of information of step 674.
- the pairing information may be stored in both or either of portable electronic device 602 and vehicle control system 600 for future pairings (step 678). The information stored may be the information exchanged in step 674, information exchanged during pairing step 676, or otherwise.
- control unit 630 and/or its varying detailed components or modules can be integrated with and/or connected to any of the embodiments described herein.
- data processing system 632 may be configured to facilitate and/or control the remote device activation activity of FIGS. 1-5B .
- Vehicle interior 702 is shown to include a near field communication (NFC) area 704 at a floor console location 706 between the driver seat and the passenger seat and position forward near the dashboard or center stack area.
- NFC area 704 may include a training circuit (or at least an antenna for a training circuit) as previously described.
- the antenna of NFC area 704 is configured to be mounted in the vehicle at a center stack location, a dashboard location, a center console location, an overhead console, a floor console location, an instrument panel location, a door panel location, a visor location, a rear-view mirror, a headliner location, or any other vehicle location.
- Area 704 may be a bin or container that opens and closes to totally surround the portable device or the bin may be permanently open on one or more sides.
- One method to assist adherence to these rules would be to install systems / components within the vehicle that interfere with and/or otherwise degrade the performance of certain handset functions to an extent that effectively renders them unstable.
- Some vehicles make handset use and communications difficult from within the interior of the vehicle. This may be due to degradation of the wireless signals to and from the handset resulting from vehicle structural materials and/or materials embedded in the vehicle glass that interfere with and/or otherwise negatively impact the signal characteristics.
- One or more areas e.g., pads, bins, containers, interior panels, etc.
- these areas could be configured to restrict wireless signals that could contribute to signal degradation from reaching the portable electronic device (e.g., the bin could be shielded).
- NFC area 740 is part of an isolation bin 732 installed in vehicle dash 730 of vehicle 720, according to an exemplary embodiment.
- NFC area 740 is shown as located near and/or adjacent a power supply unit 736 and a wired interface 738, which may also be part of isolation bin 732.
- Isolation bin 732 may further include an interface 734 for coupling to an active, passive, or hybrid antenna module mounted to the vehicle (e.g., near an exterior surface of the vehicle, on an exterior surface of the vehicle, exterior the vehicle, etc.).
- Bin 732 may be coupled to control system 724 and portable device 742 may communicate with the control system via a communicative coupling (e.g., via wired interface 738, via NFC area 740, via RF transceiver 741) between electronics of bin 732 and control system 724.
- a vehicle 720 having bin 732 may also include a jamming device 726 configured to jam the signal of one or more unauthorized mobile devices 728.
- Antenna module 721 may facilitate improved communications between portable electronic device 742 and a wireless service / remote source 722.
- NFC area 740 can be used to exchange pairing information between portable electronic device 742 and control system 724.
- RF transceiver 741 e.g., a Bluetooth transceiver
- Control system 724 can use the wireless communication link for hands-free communication activities involving portable electronic device 742.
- the user may also plug the portable electronic device 742 into wired interface 738 (which may be a docking station, a cord, or otherwise) to receive charging power from PSU 736 and/or to send and/or receive information to/from portable electronic device 742.
- isolation bin 732 is shielded so that external electromagnetic interference does not negatively affect the operation of portable electronic device 742.
- Isolation bin 732 may further include interface 734 which may include an antenna and transmitting/receiving elements for facilitating communications between portable electronic device 742 and the outside work (e.g., despite the shielding of isolation bin 732).
- Communication received at interface 734 from portable electronic device 742 can be transmitted (e.g., boosted, broadcast, repeated, etc.) via antenna interface module 721 having antennas near or at a vehicle exterior location.
- Communication received at antenna interface module 721 can be transmitted to portable electronic device 742 via interface 734.
- jamming device 726 may be provided to vehicle 720 to disable the use of unauthorized mobile device 728.
- Control system 724 may be configured to enable jamming device 726 at highway speeds, on an ongoing basis, or based on other control logic. Accordingly, if a driver would like to utilize a portable electronic device for a phone conversation, to browse the internet, to send/receive text messages, or for any other purpose, the driver would need to place the portable electronic device in isolation bin 732 and use the hands-free features provided by RF transceiver 741 and control system 724.
- isolation bin 732 may not be shielded and NFC area 740 and RF transceiver 741 can be used to control communications within vehicle 720.
- portable electronic devices 742 and 728 could include mandatory software that is configured to disable operation of the mobile phone when sent an "unauthorized use" signal from a vehicle control system / RF transceiver. Because of the requirement that portable electronic device be brought within centimeters of NFC area 740, NFC area 740 may be used to confirm that a user is not holding the portable electronic device up to his or her ear or otherwise manually manipulating portable electronic device 742 while driving.
- Portable electronic devices not placed within bin 732 and detectable by NFC area 740 while the car is moving may receive the "unauthorized use” signal and be disabled for certain functions (e.g., all but emergency calls, 911 calls, etc.).
- Software on the portable electronic devices for receiving the "unauthorized use” signal may be configured to respond to incoming text messages or calls with stock responses such as - "the cell phone you called is in a moving vehicle, please leave a message or try again later.”
- Control unit 750 for mounting to a vehicle is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.
- Control unit 750 is shown to include a connection to NFC area 776 and power supply 780 is shown as coupled to charging area 778.
- Jamming circuitry 760 may be included with control unit 750. When training circuit 786 is near NFC area 776, jamming circuitry 760 may be configured to be disabled and RF transceiver 758 will pair with transceiver 784 so that portable electronic device 782 may receive communication from remote server 788.
- Hands-free control module 762 can utilize NFC area 776 to ensure that portable electronic device 782 is kept near NFC area 776 or in a bin (e.g., bin 732 shown in FIG. 7B ).
- hands-free control module 762 can cause portable electronic device 782 to terminate its connection to remote server 788 (e.g., terminate its mobile phone connection) via a command sent from RF transceiver 758.
- Embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure include program products comprising machine-readable media for carrying or having machine-executable instructions or data structures stored thereon.
- machine-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer or other machine with a processor.
- machine-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of machine-executable instructions or data structures and which can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer or other machine with a processor.
- Machine-executable instructions include, for example, instructions and data which cause a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or special purpose processing machines to perform a certain function or group of functions.
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Abstract
Description
- This application claims priority to
U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/328,663, filed on December 4, 2008 - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for configuring a wireless control system of a vehicle.
- Wireless control systems are provided in vehicles for activities such as actuating a remote device (e.g., a garage door opener), establishing a data communication link with a remote system, establishing a voice communication link with a portable electronic device, and for other purposes.
- Vehicle-based wireless control systems are sometimes difficult to configure for use with particular remote devices, systems, and/or portable electronic devices.
- Improved systems and methods for configuring a wireless control system of a vehicle are needed.
- One embodiment relates to a system for mounting in a vehicle and for providing a control signal to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device. The system includes a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting a control signal to the remote device. The system also includes a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and the first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit. The system also includes a second circuit configured to use the first information received from the portable electronic device and to at least one of format the control signal in accordance with the first information and to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information.
- Another embodiment relates to a method for providing a control signal from a radio frequency transmitter coupled to a vehicle to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device. The method includes receiving first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and a first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit. The method further includes using a second circuit to process the first information received from the portable electronic device to at least one of format the control signal in accordance with the first information and to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information. The method further includes transmitting the control signal to the remote device.
- Another embodiment relates to a system for facilitating hands-free communication in a vehicle using a portable electronic device. The system includes a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and a first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit. The system further includes a hands-free communication module configured to control an RF transceiver and to use the first information received at the first circuit to connect the RF transceiver to the portable electronic device. The system yet further includes electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle.
- Alternative exemplary embodiments relate to other features and combinations of features as may be generally recited in the claims.
- The disclosure will become more fully understood from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle having a control system configured to provide a control signal to a remote device, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 3A is a flow chart of a process of receiving and using information from a portable electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 3B is a flow chart of a process of using information received from a portable electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 4A is a block diagram of a portable universal transmitter and remote device in communication with each other, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 4B is a flow chart of a process of communications between the components ofFIG. 4A , according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 5A is a block diagram of a portable universal transmitter, remote device, and vehicle in communication with each other, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 5B is a flow chart of a process of communications between the components ofFIG. 5A , according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 6A is a block diagram of a portable electronic device and vehicle control system, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 6B is a detailed block diagram of a vehicle control unit, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 6C is a flow chart of a pairing process between a vehicle control system and portable electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram of a vehicle interior, according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 7B is a block diagram of a vehicle control system, according to an exemplary embodiment; and -
FIG. 7C is a block diagram of a control unit for mounting to a vehicle, according to another exemplary embodiment. - Before turning to the figures, which illustrate the exemplary embodiments in detail, it should be understood that the application is not limited to the details or methodology set forth in the description or illustrated in the figures. It should also be understood that the terminology is for the purpose of description only and should not be regarded as limiting.
- Referring generally to the figures, systems and methods for configuring a wireless control system of a vehicle using magnetic field induction are shown. Particularly, the figures and accompanying text variously describe systems and methods for training the wireless control system of the vehicle using a portable electronic device, where the portable electronic device communicates the information to train the vehicle's wireless control system via magnetic field induction (e.g., "near field communication"). According to various exemplary embodiments, such a system may include a first circuit (e.g., a near field communication circuit) configured to receive the information from the portable electronic device via magnetic field induction. A second circuit coupled to the first circuit may be configured to use the information to configure (e.g., "train") the wireless control system to transmit an appropriate control signal to a target remote device via an RF transceiver. For example, the second circuit may be configured to use the information received from the portable electronic device at the first circuit to format the control signal for transmission to the remote device or to cause the transmitter to format the control signal for transmission to the remote device.
- Referring now to
FIG. 1 , a perspective view of avehicle 100 having acontrol system 102 configured to provide a control signal to aremote device 104 is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment. According to the embodiment shownFIG. 1 ,remote device 104 is a garage door opener for opening a garage door such as the garage door illustrated inFIG. 1 .Remote device 104 includes or is associated with a receiver that receives the control signal and causes the garage door opener to open the garage door based on the received control signal. A receiver included or associated withremote device 104 such as a garage door opener is typically configured to causeremote device 104 to actuate or change states only if the control signal is determined to be from an authorized device. The receiver typically determines whether or not the control signal is from an authorized device based on characteristics of the control signal. For example, a receiver included or associated withremote device 104 may be configured to causeremote device 104 to actuate or change state if the control signal is sent at a certain frequency or frequencies, includes representations of particular codes, is formatted in a particular way, includes a certain cryptography key, is modulated a certain way, and the like. - A receiver included or associated with a remote device such as
remote device 104 is typically associated with one or more portable transmitters such asportable transmitter 106 configured to provide an appropriately formatted control signal to the receiver.Portable transmitter 106 may be an original transmitter sold withremote device 104 and/or previously configured for communications with the receiver ofremote device 104.Control system 102 mounted invehicle 100 may not generally be pre-configured for communications withremote device 104 when first sold to a user (with the vehicle or otherwise).Control system 102 can be configured for wireless communications withremote device 104 via a one or more configuration processes (e.g., training processes, setup processes, etc.). For example,control system 102 can include a radio frequency receiver configured to receive radio frequency control signals fromportable transmitter 106 and to configure itself using the received radio frequency control signals. - According to an exemplary embodiment,
control system 102 includes acircuit 108 configured to receive information fromportable transmitter 106 via magnetic field induction betweencircuit 108 and acircuit 110 ofportable transmitter 106. Using the information received fromportable transmitter 106 via the magnetic field induction,control system 102 configures itself for transmitting a control signal formatted for authorized reception byremote device 104. According to various exemplary embodiments,circuit 108 is configured to receive the information fromportable transmitter 106 according to a near field communication (NFC) specification, an RFID specification, a contactless card specification (e.g., ISO 14443), or any other communications specification providing the short-range exchange of data via magnetic field induction. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , a block diagram ofcontrol system 102 is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.Control system 102 is shown to include circuit 108 (i.e., training circuit), radio frequency (RF)transmitter 202, I/O Circuit 208,UI Circuit 210, andprocessing circuit 212. According to an exemplary embodiment,control system 102 is configured to be mounted to a vehicle such as vehicle 100 (e.g., mounted in a vehicle interior location, a center stack location, a dashboard location, a center console location, an overhead console, a floor console location, an instrument panel location, a door panel location, a visor location, a rear-view mirror, a headliner location, etc.). - According to an exemplary embodiment, during normal operation,
control system 102 is commanded to transmit a control signal toremote device 104 based on user input signals received from user interface (UI) 224 atUI circuit 210. When one of the plurality of user interface elements 226 (e.g., buttons, switches, touch-sensitive elements, voice recognition systems, touch screens, etc.) are pressed or otherwise used,UI circuit 210 andprocessing circuit 212cause RF transmitter 202 to transmit a control signal associated with the pressed or activateduser interface element 226.Processing circuit 212 may be configured to format the control signal or to causetransmitter 202 to format the control signal in a way that is expected to result in a successful reception byreceiver 204 ofremote device 104. The transmission of the control signal can also be triggered based on input received fromother vehicle systems 222 via I/O circuit 208.Other vehicle systems 222 may include, for example, a positioning device (e.g., GPS receiver) andprocessing circuit 212 may be configured to causeRF transmitter 202 to transmit the control signal based on position information received at I/O circuit 208.Other vehicle systems 222 may also include vehicle communications systems (e.g., configured to receive data from a mobile phone, an Internet source, or otherwise), vehicle center stack control systems, voice recognition systems, body electronics modules configured to receive signals from key fobs or other remote controls, and the like that may be configured to provide signals that control or otherwise affect the behavior ofcontrol system 102. - Original
portable transmitter 106 is shown to includeRF transmitter 206 andtraining circuit 110, according to an exemplary embodiment.RF transmitter 206 and other circuitry (e.g., a user interface element, processing circuit, memory, etc.) of originalportable transmitter 106 are configured to transmit a control signal configured for successful reception byRF receiver 204 ofremote device 104. In one embodiment,control system 102 may include anRF receiver 207 configured to receive a control signal transmitted byRF transmitter 206. Based on the received control signal,control system 102 may configure itself to transmit appropriate control signals toremote device 104 viaRF transmitter 202. The control circuitry for learning an RF control signal from the original portable transmitter and for transmitting the learned control signal, on command, toremote device 104 may be as generally sold by Johnson Controls, Inc. in the HomeLink® product line. - According to an exemplary embodiment,
control system 102 may also configure itself for operation withremote device 104 using communications exchanged betweentraining circuit 110 of originalportable transmitter 106 attraining circuit 108 ofcontrol system 102.Training circuit 108 is configured to receive the communications fromtraining circuit 110 via magnetic field induction. According to an exemplary embodiment, another near field communication technique may be utilized for communications betweentraining circuit 110 andtraining circuit 108. Each oftraining circuits antennas Antennas Training circuit 110 may generally be configured to generate current flow inantenna element 220 to induce current flow inantenna 218 in a way that can be recognized bytraining circuit 108 for the purpose of communicating data fromtraining circuit 110 totraining circuit 108. In other words, the training circuits and their respective antennas are configured to communicate via inductive-coupling, the training circuits using the inductive-coupling to communicate over a small distance (e.g., 1-4 centimeters, less than 4 centimeters, less than 10 centimeters, etc.). - According to an exemplary embodiment,
training circuit 110 may be configured to generate electromagnetic radiation within the radio frequency ISM band of 13.56 MHz and having a bandwidth of around 2 MHz. According to various other exemplary embodiments,training circuit 110 may be configured to generate electromagnetic radiation within or around different frequency bands and/or having different bandwidths. According to some exemplary embodiments,training circuit 108 is configured as an RFID reader according to one or more standard or proprietary RFID specifications. According to various embodiments, by contrast,RF transmitter 202 andRF transmitter 206 are configured for far field RF communications (e.g., radiation field communications, in the band of 288-433 MHz, around 150-600 MHz, around 900 MHz, around 2.4 GHz, etc.). - When information is received by
training circuit 108 via the induction field communication,processing circuit 212 may be configured to use the information to format a control signal to be sent toremote device 104 and/or to causeRF transmitter 202 to format the control signal in accordance with the first information. In other words, the information received via the near field inductive-coupling of the portable electronic device and the training circuit of the vehicle control system can be used to "train" the control system for effective communications with a remote device such as a garage door opener. -
Processing circuit 212 may also be configured to initiate and/or control the actual transmission of the control signal. When information is received bytraining circuit 108,processing circuit 212 may be configured to store the received information in memory, to process the received information and/or to set variables stored inmemory 214. In some exemplary embodiments, the information received bytraining circuit 108 may include a code to be transmitted byRF transmitter 202. In other exemplary embodiments, the information received bytraining circuit 108 may include one or more bits of data or other parts of information that may be recognized and used by processingcircuit 212 to set variables stored inmemory 214. For example,memory 214 may store a manufacturer identifier from which a code is generated; the code included with or in a control signal for transmission toremote device 104. In such an embodiment, and in various other embodiments, the information received attraining circuit 108 may be or represent a manufacturer identifier.Processing circuit 212 can store the manufacturer identifier inmemory 214 for later use by control system 102 (e.g., to format the control signal transmitted byRF transmitter 202 and/or to cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal, etc.). According to various exemplary embodiments, the information transmitted to and received bytraining circuit 108 can be or include one or more of a fixed code, a portion of a variable code, a manufacturer identifier, a frequency, a crypt key, a rolling code count, synchronization information, a modulation scheme identifier, and any other data that may be used bycontrol system 102 to provide a control signal expected to be recognized and/or authorized byremote device 104. Processing circuit 211 may further include aprocessor 216 for executing the tasks described herein (e.g., by executing computer code stored in memory) and for facilitating the activities ofcontrol system 102. - Referring to
FIG. 3A , a flow chart of aprocess 300 for using a vehicle control system (e.g.,control system 102 ofFIG. 2 ) to learn information from a portable electronic device (e.g., originalportable transmitter 106 ofFIG. 2 ) via induction field communication and for generating a control signal for transmission to a remote device is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment. A portable electronic device may be brought near (e.g., within five centimeters) a training circuit of the control system (step 302). The portable electronic device includes information (e.g., information regarding a control signal for a garage door opener) that may be transmitted to the circuit. The training circuit and/or the portable electronic device may be configured to automatically communicate when the portable electronic device is brought near the training circuit. Information from the portable electronic device may be received by using the training circuit (step 304) and via induction field communications. The information may be used by the control system to configure the control system for effective transmission to a remote device. For example, the information may be used to format a control signal in accordance with the information and/or to cause a RF transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the information (step 306). The information might be used to select a frequency, to generate a coded transmission based on a fixed code scheme, to generate a coded transmission based on a rolling code scheme, or to otherwise format the code based on the information. - Referring now to
FIG. 3B in addition toFIG. 3A , step 306 ofprocess 300 is described in greater detail. The control system may be configured to store the information received instep 304 in memory (step 352)(e.g.,memory device 214 shown inFIG. 2 ). Prior to, during, and/or after storage in memory, the information may be processed to determine control signal characteristics (step 354) and the determined control signal characteristics may be stored in memory. The control system may then (e.g., later - when the vehicle is driven near a remote system) receive a request (e.g., via a button press, via a voice command, etc.) to transmit a control signal to the remote system (step 356). The control signal characteristics may then be recalled from memory (step 358) and a control signal utilizing the recalled control signal characteristics may be generated (step 360). The generated control signal may be provided to an RF transmitter for transmission (step 362) and transmitted to the remote system. A training process between the vehicle control system and the remote system may need to be completed, by, for example, pressing a button on the remote system, transmitting the control signal a number of times, releasing the transmit button when the remote system is seen to actuate, via bi-directional communication with the remote system, etc. However, according to various exemplary embodiments, at least part of the process of training the control system to the remote system is completed via the transmission of the information from the portable electronic device to the control system via inductive-coupling. - In
FIG. 4A , a system for training a portableuniversal transmitter 402 to aremote device 410 such as a garage door opener is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment. Portableuniversal transmitter 402 includes atraining circuit 406 andremote device 410 includes atraining circuit 414.Training circuits FIG. 2 (e.g.,circuits antenna elements universal transmitter 402 receives information for configuring itself fromremote device 410 viatraining circuit 406. The configuration activity may be as described above or otherwise (e.g., a processing circuit may determine control signal characteristics and/or store the control signal characteristics in a memory device based on the received information). Based on the configuration activity, the control signal characteristics, and/or the information, portableuniversal transmitter 402 provides an appropriately formatted control signal toremote device 410, and the remote device'sreceiver 412, fromRF transmitter 404. - Referring now to
FIG. 4B , and continuing to refer toFIG. 4A , a flow chart of aprocess 450 for training portableuniversal transmitter 402 based on information received fromremote device 410 is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.Process 450 is shown to include bringing portableuniversal transmitter 402 nearremote device 410's training circuit 414 (which maybe located apart from the rest of remote device 410) (step 452).Process 450 is further shown to include receiving information attraining circuit 406 fromtraining circuit 414 usingantenna elements 408, 416 (step 454). The information received by portableuniversal transmitter 402 may be as described above or otherwise includes data for allowing a receiving device to train toremote device 410.Process 450 further includes the step of using circuitry of portableuniversal transmitter 402 to configure itself to transmit a control signal to theremote device 410's receiver via RF transmitter 404 (step 456). When user input is received at portable universal transmitter 402 (e.g., via a button press)(step 458), portableuniversal transmitter 402 transmits a control signal fromRF transmitter 404 toreceiver 412 of remote device 410 (step 460), the control signal based on the information received atportable transmitter 402'straining circuit 406. - Referring to
FIGS. 5A and 5B , a system andprocess 550 for training avehicle transmitter 520 with a portableuniversal transmitter 502 for communications with aremote device 508 are shown, according to an exemplary embodiment. Portableuniversal transmitter 502 may be brought neartraining circuit 510 of remote device 508 (step 552)(e.g., a user may hold portableuniversal transmitter 502 up near a garage door opener).Antenna element 512 oftraining circuit 510 andantenna element 506 oftraining circuit 504 may be configured to inductively couple in each other's inductive fields in a way thattraining circuit 510 communicates information totraining circuit 504.Training circuit 504 of portableuniversal transmitter 502 can receive information from remote device 508 (step 554). Portableuniversal transmitter 502 may determine control signal characteristics from the received information, and the information and/or the characteristics derived from the information may be stored in memory of portable universal transmitter 502 (step 556). After this step, portableuniversal transmitter 502 can be used for a length of time (days, weeks, years, etc.) as a handheld transmitter for actuatingremote device 508. As described above, or via a different process, portableuniversal transmitter 502 can be used to train a control system ortransmitter 520 ofvehicle 514. - Referring still to
FIG. 5B , portableuniversal transmitter 502 may be brought neartraining circuit 516 of vehicle 514 (step 558) to begin a training process.Training circuit 516 can receive information from transmitter 502 (step 560) via near field inductive coupling betweenantenna element 506 andantenna element 518.Vehicle 514 may store the information (and/or characteristics derived from the information) in memory of vehicle 514 (step 562). The information and/or characteristics derived from the information may be recalled from memory and used for a transmission of a control signal fromtransmitter 520 ofvehicle 514 to remote device 508 (step 564). - Referring generally to
FIGS. 6A- C , some types of portable electronic devices are configured to pair with other devices having compatible transceivers (e.g., Bluetooth transceivers). Pairing processes typically require users to provide some authentication details such as a passkey to at least one of the portable electronic device or the device with which the portable electronic device will connect. InFIGS. 6A -C , exemplary systems and methods for facilitating the pairing process between a portable electronic device and a vehicle control system using induction field communication are shown. - In
FIG. 6A , a portableelectronic device 602 is shown connected to various components of avehicle control system 600. Portableelectronic device 602 includestraining circuit 604 configured to communicate with atraining circuit 614 ofvehicle control system 600. Portableelectronic device 602 further includesRF transceiver 606 for forming a wireless RF communications link withRF transceiver 610 ofvehicle control system 600. According to an exemplary embodiment,vehicle control system 600 is a BlueConnect® hands-free communication system sold by Johnson Controls, Inc. According to various other exemplary embodiments,vehicle control system 600 may be a navigation system, an audio system, a vehicle computer system, or any other vehicle-mounted system which may be configured to communicate with portableelectronic device 602 viatransceivers FIG. 6A ,vehicle control system 600 includesuser interface 612 which may be or include one or more buttons, touch screen areas, switches, display elements, or other elements configured to provide output to a user and/or to receive user input.Vehicle control system 600 further includes amicrophone 616 for a user to provide an audio input (e.g., speech, verbal commands, verbal requests, numbers, digits, letters, etc.) and an audio output 618 (e.g., a local speaker driven by a local amplifier, an interface configured to provide audio signals to a vehicle audio system, etc.). Hands-free circuit 620 may be electronics configured to cause the connection ofRF transceiver 610 toRF transceiver 606 and to control a hands-free phone call viamicrophone 616,audio output 618, and portableelectronic device 602. - Referring now to
FIG. 6B , a detailed block diagram ofvehicle control unit 630 is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.Vehicle control unit 630 may be configured to serve as a communications gateway for the vehicle to which it is attached, configured to receive inputs from variety of systems or components and to provide one or more outputs to a user from the variety of systems or components. -
Vehicle control unit 630 includes adata processing system 632.Data processing system 632 may be generally configured to control or facilitate functions ofvehicle control unit 630.Data processing system 632 may be or include digital and/or analog processing components configured to provide data/signal processing features.Data processing system 632 may be or include a single data processing device (e.g., a processor) or multiple data processing devices (e.g., multiple processors, integrated circuits, etc.).Data processing system 632 may include any combination of program software (e.g., computer code, executable code, object code, etc.) stored in memory and electronics configured to execute the program software or to conduct other functions.Data processing system 632 may coordinate, control, and/or facilitate the various devices, components and features ofvehicle control unit 630. According to one exemplary embodiment,data processing system 632 may include devices or modules such as a text-to-grammar module, a speech recognition module, and a text-to-speech module. -
Vehicle control unit 630 further includes adisplay driver 634.Display driver 634 may be coupled to one or more electronic display such asoutput display 646 and to provide display information to the displays.Display driver 634 may be configured to controloutput display 646 with touch-screen capabilities, while in other exemplary embodiments,display driver 634 may be configured to controloutput display 646 without making use of touch-screen capabilities. -
Memory device 638 ofvehicle control unit 630 may be configured to store data accessible bydata processing system 632 or any other component ofvehicle control unit 630.Memory device 638 may store data/information from any of the connected devices or systems capable of communicating information to controlunit 630. For example,memory device 638 may store data from portableelectronic device 602,remote server 660, vehicle data bus 648 (or any electronics connected thereto), data received bytraining circuit 652, data received fromaudio input device 640, data received fromuser interface 642, etc. Data may be stored inmemory device 638 for long term use, intermediate user in a current calculation or process, or for any other purpose.Memory device 638 may be or include one or both of volatile memory and non-volatile memory. According to an exemplaryembodiment memory device 638 may store one or more user profiles, display profiles, communication profiles, navigation profiles, or any other type of user or system setting file.Memory device 638 may further be configured to store computer code, object code, script code, or other code executable bydata processing system 632 or other electronics ofcontrol unit 630. According to an exemplary embodiment, whendata processing system 632 executes computer code that it stores or is stored inmemory device 638,data processing system 632 becomes a particular machine or circuit configured to provide or facilitate various of the tasks described herein. -
Vehicle control unit 630 is shown coupled to anaudio input device 640, auser interface 642, anaudio output device 644, andaudio system 650.User interface 642 is typically configured to facilitate tactile user interaction withvehicle control system 600. In various exemplary embodiments,user interface 642 may include pushbuttons, rotatable knobs or other tactile user contact points.Audio input device 640, for example a microphone, may be configured to receive audio generated by a user for transmission todata processing system 632 for speech recognition or for transmission to another system (e.g., portable electronic device 654) or for any other purpose.Audio output device 644, for example a built-in speaker, is configured to provide the user with an audio prompt of various functions, such as user selection confirmation.Audio system 650 can provide a number of input/output tasks. According to an exemplary embodiment,audio system 650 is the primary audio system of the vehicle (e.g., signals sent toaudio system 650 are played back on one or more permanently installed speakers in the vehicle). -
Output display 646 may be configured to display data related to the control of the vehicle functions, communications features, entertainment features, or the like. In still other exemplary embodiments,output display 646 maybe of any technology (e.g., LCD, DLP, plasma, CRT), configuration (e.g., portrait or landscape), or shape (e.g., polygonal, curved, curvilinear).Output display 646 may be a manufacturer installed output display, an aftermarket output display, or an output display from any source.Output display 646 may be an embedded display (e.g., a display embedded in the control system or other vehicle systems, parts, or structures), a standalone display (e.g., a portable display, a display mounted on a movable arm), or a display having any other configuration. -
Vehicle control unit 630 is additionally coupled to training circuit 652 (e.g., via a digital wire connection, via an analog wire connection, via a wireless connection, etc.) configured to communicate with a training circuit of a portable device (e.g.,training circuit 604 of portable electronic device 602). The communications betweentraining circuit 652 andtraining circuit 604 can be used bytraining circuit 652 and/ordata processing system 632 to pairtransceiver transceiver 606 ofdevice 602 may conduct any number of data communications tasks. For example,transceiver 610 might pass audio data to transceiver 656. In embodiments where portableelectronic device 602 includes mobile phone capability, portableelectronic device 602 can communicate the audio data to remote server 660 (e.g., a mobile phone provider, an internet server, etc.). It should be appreciated that any type of data can be passed betweentransceiver - Referring now to
FIG. 6C , aprocess 670 for pairing portableelectronic device 602 and a vehicle control system 600 (e.g., via vehicle control unit 630) is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.Process 670 is shown to include bringing portableelectronic device 602 neartraining circuit 614 of vehicle control system 600 (e.g., bringing portableelectronic device 602 within a few centimeters oftraining circuit 614 of vehicle control system 600)(step 672). When portableelectronic device 602 is neartraining circuit 614 ofvehicle control system 600, information is exchanged between portableelectronic device 602 and vehicle control system 600 (step 674). This information exchange may include exchanging authentication information (e.g., a passkey), identification information (e.g., unique identifiers ofvehicle control system 600 and/or portable electronic device 602), command, request, or response information (e.g., a request from portableelectronic device 602 to initiate a pairing activity, a response fromvehicle control system 600 having an identifier and/or a passkey, etc.). Portableelectronic device 602 andvehicle control system 600 may then be paired (step 676) via transceivers different than those used during the exchange of information ofstep 674. The pairing information may be stored in both or either of portableelectronic device 602 andvehicle control system 600 for future pairings (step 678). The information stored may be the information exchanged instep 674, information exchanged duringpairing step 676, or otherwise. - It should be noted that
control unit 630 and/or its varying detailed components or modules can be integrated with and/or connected to any of the embodiments described herein. For example,data processing system 632 may be configured to facilitate and/or control the remote device activation activity ofFIGS. 1-5B . - Referring now to
FIG. 7A , a schematic diagram of avehicle interior 702 is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.Vehicle interior 702 is shown to include a near field communication (NFC)area 704 at afloor console location 706 between the driver seat and the passenger seat and position forward near the dashboard or center stack area.NFC area 704 may include a training circuit (or at least an antenna for a training circuit) as previously described. According to various exemplary embodiments, the antenna ofNFC area 704 is configured to be mounted in the vehicle at a center stack location, a dashboard location, a center console location, an overhead console, a floor console location, an instrument panel location, a door panel location, a visor location, a rear-view mirror, a headliner location, or any other vehicle location.Area 704 may be a bin or container that opens and closes to totally surround the portable device or the bin may be permanently open on one or more sides. - Government laws have been enacted to restrict use of handsets in vehicles. One method to assist adherence to these rules would be to install systems / components within the vehicle that interfere with and/or otherwise degrade the performance of certain handset functions to an extent that effectively renders them unstable. Some vehicles make handset use and communications difficult from within the interior of the vehicle. This may be due to degradation of the wireless signals to and from the handset resulting from vehicle structural materials and/or materials embedded in the vehicle glass that interfere with and/or otherwise negatively impact the signal characteristics. One or more areas (e.g., pads, bins, containers, interior panels, etc.) where a portable electronic device may be placed within the vehicle could be designed with equipment to enhance the wireless performance the portable electronic device. For example, these areas could be configured to restrict wireless signals that could contribute to signal degradation from reaching the portable electronic device (e.g., the bin could be shielded).
- Referring now to
FIG. 7B ,NFC area 740 is part of anisolation bin 732 installed invehicle dash 730 ofvehicle 720, according to an exemplary embodiment.NFC area 740 is shown as located near and/or adjacent apower supply unit 736 and awired interface 738, which may also be part ofisolation bin 732.Isolation bin 732 may further include aninterface 734 for coupling to an active, passive, or hybrid antenna module mounted to the vehicle (e.g., near an exterior surface of the vehicle, on an exterior surface of the vehicle, exterior the vehicle, etc.).Bin 732 may be coupled to controlsystem 724 andportable device 742 may communicate with the control system via a communicative coupling (e.g., viawired interface 738, viaNFC area 740, via RF transceiver 741) between electronics ofbin 732 andcontrol system 724. Avehicle 720 havingbin 732 may also include ajamming device 726 configured to jam the signal of one or more unauthorizedmobile devices 728. Antenna module 721 may facilitate improved communications between portableelectronic device 742 and a wireless service /remote source 722. - Referring still to
FIG. 7B , when a user entersvehicle 720 he or she could place his or her portableelectronic device 742 inisolation bin 732.NFC area 740 can be used to exchange pairing information between portableelectronic device 742 andcontrol system 724. Using the pairing information, RF transceiver 741 (e.g., a Bluetooth transceiver) can form a wireless communication link with portableelectronic device 742.Control system 724 can use the wireless communication link for hands-free communication activities involving portableelectronic device 742. The user may also plug the portableelectronic device 742 into wired interface 738 (which may be a docking station, a cord, or otherwise) to receive charging power fromPSU 736 and/or to send and/or receive information to/from portableelectronic device 742. According to an exemplary embodiment,isolation bin 732 is shielded so that external electromagnetic interference does not negatively affect the operation of portableelectronic device 742.Isolation bin 732 may further includeinterface 734 which may include an antenna and transmitting/receiving elements for facilitating communications between portableelectronic device 742 and the outside work (e.g., despite the shielding of isolation bin 732). Communication received atinterface 734 from portableelectronic device 742 can be transmitted (e.g., boosted, broadcast, repeated, etc.) via antenna interface module 721 having antennas near or at a vehicle exterior location. Communication received at antenna interface module 721 can be transmitted to portableelectronic device 742 viainterface 734. - Referring further to
vehicle 720, jammingdevice 726 may be provided tovehicle 720 to disable the use of unauthorizedmobile device 728.Control system 724 may be configured to enable jammingdevice 726 at highway speeds, on an ongoing basis, or based on other control logic. Accordingly, if a driver would like to utilize a portable electronic device for a phone conversation, to browse the internet, to send/receive text messages, or for any other purpose, the driver would need to place the portable electronic device inisolation bin 732 and use the hands-free features provided byRF transceiver 741 andcontrol system 724. - In embodiments without jamming
device 726,isolation bin 732 may not be shielded andNFC area 740 andRF transceiver 741 can be used to control communications withinvehicle 720. For example, portableelectronic devices NFC area 740,NFC area 740 may be used to confirm that a user is not holding the portable electronic device up to his or her ear or otherwise manually manipulating portableelectronic device 742 while driving. Portable electronic devices not placed withinbin 732 and detectable byNFC area 740 while the car is moving may receive the "unauthorized use" signal and be disabled for certain functions (e.g., all but emergency calls, 911 calls, etc.). Software on the portable electronic devices for receiving the "unauthorized use" signal may be configured to respond to incoming text messages or calls with stock responses such as - "the cell phone you called is in a moving vehicle, please leave a message or try again later." - Referring now
FIG. 7C , acontrol unit 750 for mounting to a vehicle is shown, according to an exemplary embodiment.Control unit 750 is shown to include a connection toNFC area 776 andpower supply 780 is shown as coupled to chargingarea 778. Jammingcircuitry 760 may be included withcontrol unit 750. When trainingcircuit 786 is nearNFC area 776, jammingcircuitry 760 may be configured to be disabled andRF transceiver 758 will pair withtransceiver 784 so that portableelectronic device 782 may receive communication fromremote server 788. Hands-free control module 762 can utilizeNFC area 776 to ensure that portableelectronic device 782 is kept nearNFC area 776 or in a bin (e.g.,bin 732 shown inFIG. 7B ). For example, if portableelectronic device 782 is removed from a bin havingNFC area 776, hands-free control module 762 can cause portableelectronic device 782 to terminate its connection to remote server 788 (e.g., terminate its mobile phone connection) via a command sent fromRF transceiver 758. - While the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the figures and described herein are presently preferred, it should be understood that the embodiments are offered by way of example only. Accordingly, the present application is not limited to a particular embodiment, but extends to various modifications that nevertheless fall within the scope of the appended claims.
- The construction and arrangement of the systems and methods as shown in the various exemplary embodiments are illustrative only. Although only a few embodiments have been described in detail in this disclosure, many modifications are possible (e.g., variations in sizes, dimensions, structures, shapes and proportions of the various elements, values of parameters, mounting arrangements, use of materials, colors, orientations, etc.). For example, the position of elements may be reversed or otherwise varied and the nature or number of discrete elements or positions may be altered or varied. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be varied or re-sequenced according to alternative embodiments. Other substitutions, modifications, changes, and omissions may be made in the design, operating conditions and arrangement of the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
- Embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure include program products comprising machine-readable media for carrying or having machine-executable instructions or data structures stored thereon. Such machine-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer or other machine with a processor. By way of example, such machine-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of machine-executable instructions or data structures and which can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer or other machine with a processor. When information is transferred or provided over a network or another communications connection (either hardwired, wireless, or a combination of hardwired or wireless) to a machine, the machine properly views the connection as a machine-readable medium. Thus, any such connection is properly termed a machine-readable medium. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of machine-readable media. Machine-executable instructions include, for example, instructions and data which cause a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or special purpose processing machines to perform a certain function or group of functions.
- Although the figures may show a specific order of method steps, the order of the steps may differ from what is depicted. Also two or more steps may be performed concurrently or with partial concurrence. Such variation will depend on the software and hardware systems chosen and on designer choice. All such variations are within the scope of the disclosure. Likewise, software implementations could be accomplished with standard programming techniques with rule based logic and other logic to accomplish the various connection steps, processing steps, comparison steps and decision steps.
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- 1. A system for mounting in a vehicle and for providing a control signal to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device, the system comprising:
- a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting a control signal to the remote device;
- a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and the first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit; and
- a second circuit configured to use the first information received from the portable electronic device and to at least one of:
- (a) format the control signal in accordance with the first information, and
- (b) cause the radio frequency transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information.
- 2. The system of example 1, wherein the first circuit comprises a near-field communication (NFC) device.
- 3. The system of example 2, wherein the first information comprises at least one of a fixed code, a portion of a variable code, a manufacturer identifier, a frequency, a crypt key, a rolling code count, synchronization information, and a modulation scheme identifier.
- 4. The system of example 3, wherein the remote device is a receiver coupled to a garage door opener and wherein the portable electronic device is a transmitter configured for communications with the garage door opener.
- 5. The system of example 4, wherein the first circuit is configured to send second information to the portable electronic device, the second information configured to request the first information from the portable electronic device.
- 6. The system of example 5, wherein the first circuit comprises a loop antenna configured to be located behind a structure of the vehicle relative to a passenger location in the vehicle.
- 7. The system of example 6, wherein the loop antenna is configured to be mounted in the vehicle at least one of a center stack location, a dashboard location, a center console location, an overhead console, a floor console location, an instrument panel location, a door panel location, a visor location, a rear-view mirror, and a headliner location.
- 8. The system of example 7, wherein the structure is at least one of an interior trim panel, an interior panel coverstock, and soft trim.
- 9. A method for providing a control signal from a RF transmitter coupled to a vehicle to a remote device based on information stored in a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and a first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit;
- using a second circuit to process the first information received from the portable electronic device to at least one of:
- (a) format the control signal in accordance with the first information, and
- (b) cause the RF transmitter to format the control signal in accordance with the first information; and
- transmitting the control signal to the remote device via the RF transmitter.
- 10. The system of example 9, wherein the first circuit comprises a near-field communication (NFC) device.
- 11. The system of example 10, wherein the first information comprises at least one of a fixed code, a portion of a variable code, a manufacturer identifier, a frequency, a crypt key, a rolling code count, synchronization information, and a modulation scheme identifier.
- 12. The system of example 11, wherein the remote device is a receiver coupled to a garage door opener and wherein the portable electronic device comprises a transmitter configured for communications with the receiver.
- 13. The system of example 12, further comprising:
- sending second information to the portable electronic device using the first circuit, the second information configured to request the first information from the portable electronic device.
- 14. The system of example 13, wherein the first circuit comprises a loop antenna, and wherein the loop antenna is configured to be located behind a structure of the vehicle relative to a passenger location in the vehicle, wherein the loop antenna is configured to be mounted in the vehicle at least one of a center stack location, a dashboard location, a center console location, an overhead console, a floor console location, an instrument panel location, a door panel location, a visor location, a rear-view mirror, and a headliner location, and wherein the structure is at least one of an interior trim panel, an interior panel coverstock, and soft trim.
- 15. A system for facilitating hands-free communication in a vehicle using a portable electronic device, the system comprising:
- a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and a first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit;
- a hands-free communication module configured to control an RF transceiver and to use the first information received at the first circuit to connect the RF transceiver to the portable electronic device;
- electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle.
- 16. The system of example 15, wherein the electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle are configured to transmit a control signal to the other portable electronic devices via the RF transceiver, the control signal configured to command the disabling at least one feature of the other portable electronic to restrict the use of the other portable electronic devices.
- 17. The system of example 16, wherein the electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle are configured to cause the transmission of the control signal when the vehicle is moving.
- 18. The system of example 15, wherein the electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle comprises a radio frequency jammer configured to jam mobile phone communications to and/or from the other portable electronic devices.
- 19. The system of example 15, wherein the first circuit is installed inside a bin inside the vehicle, the bin configured to receive the portable electronic device.
- 20. The system of example 19, wherein the bin is shielded and includes an interface for receiving first communications from the portable electronic device for a source remote from the vehicle, the interface coupled to an antenna module configured to retransmit the first communications outside of the vehicle, the antenna module further configured to receive second communications for the portable electronic device from the source remote the vehicle and to retransmit the second communications from the interface to the portable electronic device within the bin.
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- A system for facilitating hands-free communication in a vehicle using a portable electronic device, the system comprising:a first circuit configured to receive first information from the portable electronic device via inductive-coupling between the portable electronic device and a first circuit when the portable electronic device is brought within the induction field of the first circuit;a hands-free communication module configured to control an RF transceiver and to use the first information received at the first circuit to connect the RF transceiver to the portable electronic device;electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle.
- The system of claim 1, wherein the electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle are configured to transmit a control signal to the other portable electronic devices via the RF transceiver, the control signal configured to command the disabling at least one feature of the other portable electronic to restrict the use of the other portable electronic devices.
- The system of claim 2, wherein the electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle are configured to cause the transmission of the control signal when the vehicle is moving.
- The system of claim 1, wherein the electronics configured to restrict the use of other portable electronic devices in the vehicle comprises a radio frequency jammer configured to jam mobile phone communications to and/or from the other portable electronic devices.
- The system of claim 1, wherein the first circuit is installed inside a bin inside the vehicle, the bin configured to receive the portable electronic device.
- The system of claim 5, wherein the bin is shielded and includes an interface for receiving first communications from the portable electronic device for a source remote from the vehicle, the interface coupled to an antenna module configured to retransmit the first communications outside of the vehicle, the antenna module further configured to receive second communications for the portable electronic device from the source remote the vehicle and to retransmit the second communications from the interface to the portable electronic device within the bin.
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